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Swallows and Amazons: 1: Sailing Orders

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The story by Arthur Ransome.
Dramatised as a film serial in six episodes by Anthony Steven.
"Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown". So reads the famous telegram from father which launches the Walker children on their holiday adventures in the north of England, aboard the good ship Swallow.
A Windsor Films Production for BBC Television
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Contributors

Author:
Arthur Ransome
Dramatised by:
Anthony Steven
Director:
Peter Saunders
Producer:
John Robins
Captain Flint:
John Paul
Mrs Walker:
Mary Kenton
The Swallows - John Walker:
David Lott
The Swallows - Susan Walker:
Siobhan Taylor
The Swallows - Kitty Walker:
Susan George
The Swallows - Roger Walker:
Shane Younger
Baby Walker:
Christine Reeve
The Amazons - Nancy Blackitt:
Amanda Coxell
The Amazons - Peggy Blackitt:
Paula Boyd
Source: Radio Times

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